Shuangshanji, the northernmost part of Mengdong County, is surrounded by mountains as the name suggests.
There are bunkers on the two hills in the east and west of the town, which are the northernmost extension of the Mengdong Fortress that Cheng Dasui has managed for many years.
Mengdong County is located on the frontier of Wanzhou and Nanping Road. Cheng Dasui built a large number of bunkers with Mengdong County as the center and called it the Mengdong Fortress.
However, after the Montenegro Corps' hot air balloon bombed its arsenal, the Wanzhou Army retreated in fear without a fight. The entire Mengdong County fell into the hands of the Montenegro Corps, and the group of bunkers it had built was taken over by the Montenegro Corps.
The Cangyun Regiment was stationed in Mengdong County, but after Cheng Dasui appeared in Jinzhou and published an advertisement in the newspaper, the 2nd Regiment of the 325th Division of Heishan was also quickly dispatched to Mengdong.
The bunker on the hill near Shuangshanji is garrisoned by a squadron of the Mengdong Guard Battalion.
But near Shuangshanji, there is an infantry battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 325th Division.
General Lu did not regard the Cangyun Regiment, which had actually surrendered to him, as a ragtag group and handed over all the dangerous positions that might be raided to the Cangyun Regiment. This was also the reason why everyone in the Cangyun Regiment, from officers to soldiers, became more and more loyal to the group. In fact, the political training system of the Cangyun Regiment was originally composed of officers from Montenegro.
In the internal documents of the Cang Yun Regiment, it has been using the number of the 7th Regiment of the 325th Division.
The 325th Division originally had three infantry regiments plus the Joint Matrix Independent Regiment. Later, the guard regiments of the two cities of Jingyang and Longhe in Jiangnan were reorganized into the 4th and 5th Regiments of the 325th Division. Now in July, the student graduation season, students from military academies in the five provinces south of the Yangtze River and graduates recruited from military academies further south have been organized into the 6th Regiment, also known as the Student Regiment, among which there are even some passionate and energetic young Westerners.
In addition, the default number within the Cang Yun Group is 7.
Today, the 325th Division has expanded to 8 regiments, 6 regular regiments, one joint matrix independent regiment, and one student regiment.
Moreover, all regimental units are fully staffed. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments are overstaffed reinforced regiments. The independent regiment itself does not represent a regular regiment organization. The total strength of the entire 325th Division is about 25,000 people, which is much larger than the average infantry division and is similar to the number of Japanese divisions.
Basically, it has reached the limit of what Montenegro's current finances can support.
Of course, this is within the limits of Montenegro's own financial health without affecting its own development.
As for the fiscal revenue of Jingyang and Longhe cities, it can basically be ignored.
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Shuangshanji Town Office was originally the residence of a large landlord in the village. Now it is the town office and the headquarters of the Shuangshanji Brigade of the Mengdong Militia.
The militia that developed in eastern Mongolia was completely different from the militia that was previously maintained by local gentry.
It is a force truly established to mobilize villagers to protect their homes and their lands, and is also called the Farmers' Guard.
Almost every village has a farm guard.
Almost every young and strong man in the village is a member of the Farmers' Guard. After hearing that Cheng Dasui might make a comeback, the villagers spontaneously joined the Farmers' Guard and made red tassel spears, broadswords, earthen guns and the like. Yesterday, there was news that there were Farmers' Guards who could shoot guns. The county will equip each village's Farmers' Guard with a pistol and a long gun. The pistol will be issued to the captain of the village's Farmers' Guard, and the long gun will be issued to the member who can shoot and has the best shooting skills.
Shuangshanji Brigade, the guns have been distributed today, because there are hundreds of people registered in the agricultural guards, and there have always been mountain hunters in the local area, so they were issued one pistol and three long guns.
Now, the heroic captain Zhao Shizhu, with a pistol on his waist, was standing at the steps of the town hall, his face full of excitement.
Lu Ming followed the local customs and now he was riding on the stone lion without any manners, smiling and asking about Zhao Shizhu's militia.
Ding Wanjun, dressed in a brown-green officer uniform and a beret, stood solemnly beside Lu Ming, forming a sharp contrast with Lu Ming's casualness as he rode the Lion's Head.
There were some villagers watching the fun around.
Zhao Shizhu was extremely excited. It was the first time he had met such a high-ranking official. He had heard that he was much higher than a county magistrate and could often meet high-ranking officials like General Lu.
General Lu gave land to everyone. Officers Zhang and others were General Lu's assistants, helping him to do big things.
It’s just that this officer is too casual and doesn’t pay much attention to his appearance.
However, the excitement of seeing the commander soon overwhelmed this strange feeling. When listening to the questions Commander Zhang asked the Agricultural Guards, Zhao Shizhu answered in a loud voice.
I heard from Commander Zhang that if Cheng Dasui’s bandit army makes a comeback and we are temporarily defeated and need to rest before we can counterattack, the villagers won’t have time to escape and Shuangshanji will fall into the hands of Cheng Dasui’s bandit army again, what will you do
Zhao Shizhu gritted his teeth and shouted, "We will fight to the death with Cheng the Butcher!"
"Yes, fight to the bitter end!"
"Let's fight Cheng the Butcher!"
The surrounding villagers also raised their arms and shouted.
Actually, Lu Ming asked this question originally because he wanted to tell them that it was no big deal to surrender temporarily, and they just had to pretend to be submissive and wait for us to come back.
But looking at the firmness on Zhao Shizhu's face and listening to the excited shouts of the villagers, he couldn't say these words.
Different from what we imagined in the previous life, perhaps many times, life is really not that important when it comes to integrity.
For them, they have been humiliated for too long under Cheng Dasui's rule, and now that they have finally stood up, they might really prefer to die rather than go back to the way things were before.
"Don't worry, folks, that day will never come!" Lu Ming pressed his hands down, and the villagers who were shouting slogans gradually quieted down.
"Commander Zhang, I still don't quite understand the message tree you just mentioned..." Zhao Shizhu's face was full of curiosity.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now." He patted the lion's head and said, "When I sat up, I heard someone muttering, saying that I didn't look like a high-ranking official, why was I sitting here? Was I insulting the authority of the government?"
"What do we know? Commander Zhang, please don't be surprised!" Zhao Shizhu smiled innocently.
Lu Ming's expression turned serious. "If you think my sitting posture is indecent and impolite to you, I will apologize. But if you think sitting on a stone lion is a blasphemy to the authority of the government, I would say that if these stone lions are used to suppress the government and scare the people, then they should be smashed!"
Seeing the common people confused and at a loss, Lu Ming lost interest in elaborating on his thoughts. He was not ready to go into that stage yet.
He jumped down from the stone lions and said to Zhao Shizhu, "Find someone to carry these two stone lions away and let them watch over the fields. They were originally the watchdogs of the wealthy families, but now they are guarding the fields and preventing thieves for all the villagers in our town!"
"Okay!" Zhao Shizhu agreed readily, and seemed to vaguely understand what Commander Zhang was saying.
The more Lu Ming looked at the young man, the more he liked him. He smiled and said, "Come with me to the east end of the mountain. I'll go and see what's going on in the north. You can help me figure it out."
"Yes!" Zhao Shizhu stood at attention, quite standardly.
Ding Wanjun, who was standing behind Lu Ming, couldn't help but smile.